POCAHONTAS!
OR,
THE SETTLERS OF VIRGINIA,
A NATIONAL DRAMA,
IN THREE ACTS.
Performed at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, twelve nights, with great success.
WRITTEN BY
GEORGE WASHINGTON CUSTIS, ESQ.
Of Arlington House. Author of the Rail Road, Pawnee Chief, &c. &c.
PHILADELPHIA EDITION.
© ALEXANDER, PR.
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1830.
MARRIAGE OF MARY CUSTIS AND ROBERT E. LEE. Childhood friendship turned to love by the time Lee graduated from West Point and was assigned to duty in the Corps of Engineers. Whenever possible he was at Arlington courting Mary Custis, and in the summer of 1830 they became engaged.
The evening of the wedding, June 30, 1831, was one of steady rain, but nothing could affect the warmth and happiness inside the friendly portals of Arlington. The ceremony was formal and elaborate as befitted the union of two of the most prominent families of Virginia. The happy couple, surrounded by pretty bridesmaids and uniformed groomsmen, made a picturesque scene.
